Preston Roberts

American TV actor, Preston Roberts aka Mountain Man was notable for his appearance in the the most viewed western reality-TV series, Mountain Men on History Channel. He also gained recognition for his helpful work by establishing a nature preserve sanctuary, Turtle Island Preserve.

In addition to this, Roberts served as a tutor and instructor at many art and cultural programs around the United States for 25 years. His knowledge and experiences in art turned out to be very beneficial for schools and the community.

How was Preston Roberts's Early Life?

Late Mountain Men star, Preston was born as Preston James Roberts on 17th July 1957, in Westfield, New Jersey, United States. Later, he moved to a small village in Brevard, North Carolina with his parents, Eston Eugene Harrington, Dorothy James Harrington.

Roberts grew up with his four beautiful siblings, Jennifer R. Bush, Jamie R. Lance, April R. Pearson, and Lori R. Holden. He had a strong sibling bond with his sisters because he encouraged them to become strong women as they are today.

After high school graduation, Roberts enrolled at the Atlantic Christian College based in Wilson, North Carolina. Later, he attended Appalachian State University for Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Art Education degree. Likewise, Grayson Goldsmith is also a graduate of "Mountaineers".

Following Preston's graduation in 1982, he met his Mountain Men co-star, Eustace Conway during a horse riding across North and South Carolina. His dear friend, Eustace was as an educator in the same school of Wilkes County, where he used to taught. After working together for 25 years, they became best friends for life.

How Much was Preston Roberts' Net Worth At the Time of His Death?

Turtle Island Preserve visionary co-founder, Roberts was one of Hollywood's wealthiest actors. He used to get $100,000 per episode from History Channel's reality show, Mountain Men. At the time of his death, he maintained $2.5 million as a total sum of his net worth.

Roberts earned a handsome salary through acting career. But, he also gave most of his wealth which he earned from his TV show, Mountain Men on History Channel TV from 2012 to 2017. He also garnered a good paycheque for appearing in the television drama documentary film, Reconvergence in 2012.

Philanthropic Works of Preston Roberts

Eustace Conway's late best friend Roberts used to appear as a well-skilled craftsman, who makes different types of knives on Turtle Island Preserve in the show. Not just that, he gave all of his earnings to charity for making a better living for underprivileged communities.

Roberts initially raised $63,500 with a goal of raising $25,000 to help cancer patients with the help of his fellow members of the show. Following his death, his close friend, Eustace and his Mountain Men cast started a global charity campaign with gofundme.com.

Roberts' buddy, Eustace and the cast of Mountain Men raised $90,000 from his first donation campaign in his honor. Furthermore, they collected $100,000 donation for liver cancer patients on 17th August 2017. One month later, they again topped up $110,000 donations at their show's finale season.

Who was Preston Roberts Married to? Did He Share any Children?

Westfield, New Jersey native, Preston met his beloved wife, Kathleen DuPont McGuire in 1975. At that time, he was 17 years old teenager and fell in love with her after she took his hand in hers under the dining table. He instantly recognized that she meant to be for him.

In an interview, Robert gave credits of his successful career to his life partner, Kathleen. He also said, "behind every successful man, there is a support of a good woman." So, Kathleen was his first and last love till his peaceful demise. 

The pair walked down the aisle in the same year that they met for the first time in 1975. Later, they found the bundle of joys after welcoming three children, Travis Lee Roberts, Joseph James Roberts, and James Preston in their life.

The Roberts family lived in a small log cabin apartment on the banks of the East Fork River. A few years later, they shifted to an old church house near Stone Mountain State Park in North Carolina. Since then, they resettled down in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Preston Roberts' Death

Preston Roberts passed away at the age of 60 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center on 24th July 2017. According to his medical reports, the cause of his death was a liver failure as a result of cancer. Similarly, Leave It To Beaver actor, Frank Bank also died to cancer.

Roberts later died due to blood and oxygen obstruction after three weeks of diagnosis. Moreover, the crowd-funding page created by himself helped me to pay all his medical expenses.

After Roberts' demise, his family and friends buried him at Morning Watch Hill Cemetery in Boone, North Carolina. Also, they held a memorial service at 3 pm afternoon on Saturday, 29th July 2017 at Turtle Island Preserve Outdoor Education Center in Little Laurel Road, Boone.

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